Carmelita Jeter (born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who specialized in the 100 meters.
She was the 2011 IAAF World Champion in the 100 m and a three-time Olympic medallist.
She won the 100 m bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and a gold at the World Athletics Final.
She won a second World Championship bronze.
Her victory in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in 10.64 seconds made her the second-fastest woman ever in the 100 m, behind Florence Griffith Joyner's long-standing world record.
Currently she holds three of the top ten times ever run.